Lorry protest prompts haulage company to pull out of fracking deliveries
A haulage company has said it will not deliver to fracking companies after a protester climbed onto the cab outside Cuadrilla’s site in Lancashire this morning.
Picture post: IGas announces spud of Tinker Lane shale gas well after 80+ hour protest
The shale gas company, IGas, announced this morning it had begun drilling its well at Tinker Lane near Blyth in north Nottinghamshire.
Anti-fracking campaigners join protest to close five London bridges
An estimated 6,000+ of people, including opponents of fracking from across the UK, closed five bridges in central London to highlight their concerns about climate change.
22 arrests after climate change blockade of energy department
22 people were arrested following a seven-hour protest about the climate change outside a government department in central London.
Picture post: Blockade at Horse Hill and campaign speakers at Preston New Road
Ten people were arrested when opponents of operations to explore for oil in southern England blocked the entrance to the site of the so-called Gatwick Gusher at Horse Hill in Surrey.
Picture post: Shale gas villagers highlight ‘threat’ to owls
Villagers have highlighted what they believe is the threat to five species of owl on land next to the IGas shale gas site at Misson, in north Nottinghamshire.
Picture post: hazard suits, funeral procession and a lorry surfer
Opponents of Cuadrilla’s shale gas operation near Blackpool dressed in hazard suits yesterday to draw attention to their concerns about emergencies on fracking sites.
Fracking lorry protest ends after 24 hours
A woman who spent 24 hours on a lorry delivering equipment to Cuadrilla’s shale gas site near Blackpool came down at about 10pm last night.
Five women arrested outside IGas site at Misson
Five women were arrested in the past week in protests outside the IGas shale gas exploration site at Misson in north Nottinghamshire.
Picture Post: Oscar winner joins women’s protest at Cuadrilla’s fracking site
The Oscar-winning actor, Emma Thompson, visited Cuadrilla’s shale gas site near Blackpool today for a regular protest by local women.
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